Cambridge city staff, as well as the Cambridge City Council, continue to voice concerns with the Department of Human Services’ plan to move low-functioning and medically needy clients of the Minnesota Sex Offender Program to a Cambridge facility in early spring or fall of 2014.
During the Cambridge City Council meeting Oct. 7, City Administrator Lynda Woulfe explained the city has requested further face-to-face meetings with Human Services and the governor’s office. Woulfe said the League of Minnesota Cities is helping to facilitate these meetings.
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